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Upping My Game So, if you have been paying attention you know that I have been seriously stepping up my game in teaching Guitar. Simply put, I want to be the best guitar teacher in Denver (and the world, for that matter). I want my lessons to be the most engaging, dynamic, exciting, productive and...
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At long last, the ultimate course for guitar tone has finally arrived! Available exclusively at Arvada Guitar, this new course will revolutionize your guitar tone, and the entire world! We have all heard that “tone is in your fingers”. This is not true. We have all been lied to for years. The Elites of Rock...
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The Hunt for an accurate Tuner So for years I have been fighting with guitar tuners. I tune my guitar, the tuner says its in tune. But it does not SOUND in tune. I mean, its not completely out of tune, but there are subtle wobbles in the chords. They are just not right… Now,...
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Troy Grady Magnet on Kickstarter! Woo Hoo!!! If you are one of my students, you should know the name Troy Grady by now! (“TroyGradyTroyGradyTroyGrady!“). Well I am super excited to let you know that Troy finally has his “Magnet” back on Kickstarter! The Magnet is Troy’s brilliant device designed to hold your cell phone just...
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So I have been a hard-core Pro Tools fan since 1994. However I have also been a hard-core Pro Tools / Avid hater since about 1995. Pro Tools is indisputably the industry standard recording software used in every pro recording studio worldwide. The studios may also use other software, but if you want to be...
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Why is guitar so difficult? I have been noticing a trend among some of my recent new students. Several of these students are also piano players. And they have been having a difficult time getting their head around the construction of the guitar. After some pondering, I created this graphic to help illustrate some of...
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Is it possible to get a decent guitar amp for under $50? Yes it is. I think I have found the best guitar amp for under $50. “Under $50?!?” you ask? Yes indeed. In fact, its $44.99. The Vox Amplug 2 is a small device that you plug directly into your guitar. Then plug in...
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So my students know that I almost always create my own charts and tabs for songs. Primarily because almost everything I find online is… well, wrong. I know. I have said it so many times that I too am tired of hearing it. But its true. Sometimes I am wrong. For sure. But very often...
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“….Currently teaching from an ever growing list of over 1000 songs from the 50’s through today!…” Sorry, sorry! Been SUPER BUSY so far in 2019!! I’ve been setting new records for the number of lessons taught at Arvada Guitar in a week and I can finally say I think I am at my limit with...
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Wow! What a great snow day!! The roads were treacherous so 5 out of my 8 students today decided to load up Discord (https://discordapp.com) and we had our lessons online from the toasty warm safety of our homes! Only one hearty die-hard die-hard chose to make the drive – U Da Man David! Technology and...
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EZ Drummer is the latest addition to Arvada Guitar’s tools for learning! We already told you how we are doing all our tabs in Guitar Pro 7, so that they are note for note perfect with no “chicken scratch”… We also told you about how Pro Tools | First has been getting tons of use...
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Did you know that Avid is offering a free version of Pro Tools? Its called Pro Tools | First and I am finding it extremely useful for teaching and learning! Of course, I am already a Pro Tools user. Fact is, I have been using Pro Tools since version 2.0, circa 1993. But I normally...
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Arvada Guitar is proud to announce that we have been given a 20% Discount Code for our students on new purchases of Guitar Pro 7! Arvada Guitar started using Guitar Pro 7 for all our guitar and bass tabs and it is awesome! A great tool for learning to read standard notation, for composing and...
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Well, its official. I have absolutely no reason to ever set foot in a Guitar Center again. I’ve been pulling back for years, but now I am done. There is simply no reason to patronize the Walmart of Guitars anymore. Last year, I already said I would stop sending students / Parents there. I sent...
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Well, I’ve heard about it for years, wanted to check it out, and now I am going to do it. I’ve had at least two students come to me after attempting to learn guitar with Rocksmith. After a few futile months their wives said “why don’t you get some lessons from a teacher”. Now, of...
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Arvada Guitar has (finally!) obtained Guitar Pro 7 and will begin using Guitar Pro for creation of all tablature effective immediately. No more chicken scratch. No more inaccurate rhythms and timing. I have been looking at Guitar Pro for some time and have finally taken the leap, based on input from two students (Thanks Dom...
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